Most people interested in personal finance have a goal to build wealth so they can have options, whether it's traveling, switching careers, or simply retirement. In making that happen, it's important to focus on income—earning more. But Financial Samurai makes a solid argument about why net worth might deserve more of…

Your home is probably a large asset in your net worth. It's helpful to estimate how much its value might change in the near future. Real estate site Zillow announced a new tool that helps with this. Homeowners registered on the site can now review predictions of their home's estimated change in value over the next…

Most of us are on the standard path to retire at 65 67 and then support ourselves using a combination of investments, savings, and Social Security. It can be useful to know how well you're proceeding along that path to determine if you need to bump up your investments or savings. Comparing your actual net worth to…